Kids Visiting a Jail for a Class..

Yes, I remember going to visit a jail too as a class field trip. We never saw prisoners but I remember the starkness and the smell. I think it was a good idea and it well worth it. Today, the field trips are much different and less of a learning experience and more like a day out.

Grade 5 pupils are not small anymore. There is nothing wrong giving them information about people behind bars. As long as there is enough discussion about the matter and reason why the class is visiting those people. Proper guide and information will help the kids understand that not all people behind bars shall be condemned. We need to make the children understand about facts of life as early as we can to avoid them getting into trouble and misunderstanding- this will also help them having judgmental attitude. Will help them now better the life inside jail and the people behind those bars.

When I was in middle school (5th or 6th grade I think), I visited the local town jail as part of a Girl Scout badge. The cells were empty at the time, and we were all joking about the toilet and it not having any doors or walls around it. They were very clean too, but the trip did make a big impact on me-I felt closed in and promised myself I would never be inside of one. And I haven't either. I think in this day and age, with so many children just running the streets or committing violent crimes at a much younger age, I DO think that children need to see where they could potentially end up if they don't straighten out. I don't see a problem with it.

Well when we were teens our one field trip was too a sewer plant. I really dont think any of us learned anything. I actually think showing kids how awful jail is might be a wise idea for a field trip. Perhaps it will encourage them to want to be good so they dont wind up there.

I don't think i will like the idea of visiting jail for my child besides i don't want my child to think that there's really people who got to jail because they are bad, i don't want her to think whenever she got old that its alright to be bad since there still a place for her to stay with no matter how hard it is there since they can also get out from there(just my own though) specially knowing that some of jail inmates plays basketball or doing other things that is good to see inside. I rather want to tell her of not to be bad so a lot of people will like and love her and that being bad will not give her good with her life and that god will not accept her in heaven. I dont know with other people's thinking but all i want my daughter to think is that there''s no place for bad people and that she must be good all the time if she want us to love her.

Hi friend, i never visited jail as well as this kind of practices are not available in our class, there is nothing wrong in this activity, since kids will get a new experience and more knowledge with this kind of things.

I have never done it but for some people it wold really be a eye opener . Especially boys need it more than girls . I would not want to visit a jail ever , but I think its appropriate because it may change some one to see the reality and consequence of their action .

For me, it is not the right time to exposed the innocent children in jail. There will be some presumptions of wrong notions with convicted people or a great impact to children's way of judgement.

I don't think so